September Was A Great Month For New Vehicle Sales

Now that we're into the final quarter of the year, there are some promising signs that the automotive industry is on an upward trajectory as a challenging year draws to a close. In the US market, the likes of Subaru, Toyota, and Hyundai all sold more vehicles in September than in the same month in 2019.

Subaru sold 60,103 vehicles in September 2020, a 16 percent year-on-year increase, and the first time that the brand has sold over 60,000 vehicles since December 2019. It's not quite enough to offset the effects of the shutdown earlier this year, though. Despite its strong September, Subaru's year-to-date sales of 436,560 units are 17 percent down on the same period last year.

Both the Subaru Outback (17,023) andForester(15,648) had their best September ever. The Forester already setrecord monthly sales numbersfor May and June earlier this year.

Toyota Motor North America reportedly sold 197,124 vehicles in September, up by 16.2 percent. With new models like the Venza crossover now here - a vehicle we expected to makea big impression on the sales charts- Toyota is primed for a strong finish to the year.

Elsewhere, Lexus Division sales were up 31.3 percent and Hyundai saw a five percent sales jump in September 2020 relative to a year ago. Hyundai's best-selling models for September were the Tucson (10,644 units) and Santa Fe (8,566).